Jan 22nd 2019
This presentation begins the 2019 program series on family law trials. The first installment is "Trial Briefs"
Dec 11th 2018
Separate Trials: A Practitioner’s Guide to Litigating the Issues That Make or Break a Case: Separate Trial on the Issue of Good Will: The Good, the Bad and the Ugly!
Nov 27th 2018
Explore the Myth of a True Joint Tenancy in Family Law: Characterization and Reimbursement Issues Relating to Joint Premarital Acquisitions. Issues arise when a couple purchases property together prior to marriage in joint form and one person contributes more to the acquisition than the other. The non-contributing spouse argues that a true joint te
Oct 23rd 2018
"Accounting/Tax Issues in Family Law" Be prepared to present and defend a tax return presented as evidence: What is a complete tax return? How to tell? What about information that comes with the tax return that really isn't part of it? Why look at the state tax return? Always look! What detail is presented in the Schedules, Statements or Other Info
Sep 17th 2018
Separate Trials: A Practitioner’s Guide to Litigating the Issues That Make or Break a Case: Separate Trial on Valuation Date (and Family Code 2337 Conditions)
Sep 11th 2018
"Less Marsden" Be prepared to present and defend the best position for your client with a Moore/Mardsen calculation: Ron and Brian answer these questions and more: Must every Grinius refi breed the bizarre "Branco Bump"
Aug 28th 2018
.Valuation of Closely Held Businesses For Marital Dissolution Purposes
Jun 25th 2018
Separate Trials: A Practitioners Guide to Litigating the Issues That Make Or Break A Case; Part 2
Jun 12th 2018
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May 22nd 2018
An exploration of issues that impact attorney competency, including, common impairments, as well as how to protect clients when competency or capacity issues develop. Among the topics discussed: addiction, physical and mental disabilities, incapacity, what can happen to a practice / clients when competency and incapacity occur. Dealing with the imp
Apr 24th 2018
A knowledge of Rate of Return theory and application is important when you have issues to: 1. Impute income to investment assets to determine support; 2. Apply a discount rate for lump-sum buy outs of spousal support or assets; 3. Determine amount of life insurance as secutity for support; 4. Determine whether a party can maintain Marital Standard
Apr 10th 2018
A panel of an experienced family law judicial officer, a vocational evaluator, and family law attorney discuss the various aspects of income imputation in spousal and child support proceedings. The how, when and why to maximize the effect of the vocational evaluation. The use and misuse of labor market information. Strategies for convincing a court
Mar 27th 2018
Robert A. Simon,Ph.D. is an expert witness, child custody evaluator, child custody consultant, and custody mediator with over 30 years of experience in custody forensic psychology. This presentation is provides the attorney with an understanding of the role of "attachment" in the custody decision. Dr. Simon addresses the weight of attachment at the
Mar 4th 2018
Does Your custody Evaluator Know the Truth? Hon Gale Hickman and Marc Tovstein To Depose or Not to Depose: That is the question - The Ins and Outs of Depositions Re Complex Custody Issues - Larry Ginsberg and Raquel Sefton Sanchez Substance Abuse and the Family Code 3044 Presumption: Get Thee Back to the Fundamentals of Lawyering - Hon. Mark Juhas
Feb 13th 2018
Boomers Out: The Intersection of Retirement and Spousal Support